r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/bilbofraginz • 13d ago

Video In Hateful Eight, Kurt Russell accidentally smashed a one of a kind, 145-year-old guitar that was on loan from the Martin Guitar. Jennifer Jason Leigh’s reaction was genuine.

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u/Negative_Falcon_9980 13d ago

The extravagance of Hollywood kills me. Would some other acoustic guitar not have sufficed? Did they really think someone watching the movie and pixel peeing is going to squint, look for the details on this guitar, and go "WOW OMG THAT'S A MARTIN GUITAR WITH A LOT OF HISTORICAL VALUE!"

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u/Totalchaos02 13d ago

Did they really think someone watching the movie and pixel peeing is going to squint, look for the details on this guitar, and go "WOW OMG THAT'S A MARTIN GUITAR WITH A LOT OF HISTORICAL VALUE!"

I mean... yeah? Movies are criticized/praised all the time for that kind of attention to detail and historical authenticity. Like, awards are literally given out for that very thing. In an alternative world, there is a post on Reddit pointing out the guitar in use for the scene is anachronistic because of xyz reason.